Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

intermediate

[in-ter-mee-dee-it] / ˌɪn tərˈmi di ɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Most ski slopes are coded for difficulty—with the green circle as the easy, the blue square as intermediate and the black diamond as advanced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead, they pass through an intermediate stage in which they can divide only a limited number of times before completing their development into specialized cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

When electrons and protons move in a coordinated way, molecules can avoid intermediate steps that would otherwise require more energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Howard said Monday that he’s recommending clients use a bond “ladder” strategy to seize the opportunity by buying individual bonds, mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, with a range of short to intermediate maturities.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

He admitted that one could not see the intermediate stages of a species’ development in the fossil record.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Additional quantum mechanics calculations confirmed that this pathway can be especially favorable when hydrogen is transferred to intermediates containing oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

In simpler terms, the catalyst carefully manages highly reactive radical intermediates so they drive the desired transformation without causing unwanted side reactions.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

But once the track was dry enough for intermediates in the final session, Norris was the pace-setter.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Two seconds of that offset can be accounted for by a slower pit stop, the other five by the extra lap on worn intermediates.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025

How many intermediates are there between you and President Reagan?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Analyst Thomas Strong says funding costs are the biggest surprise in Judo’s trading update and he sees them benefiting further from the Australian business lender’s previously announced introduction of intermediated savings deposits from next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Critically, it said a digital dollar would "best suit" U.S. needs if it were intermediated through the current financial system.

From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2022

Speech has never been more free or less intermediated.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2019

The SEC’s investigation also concluded that the DAO wasn’t a general partnership made up of its various token holders, because there was a layer of management that intermediated between the fund and its investors.

From The Verge ● Jul. 27, 2017

Funds and assistance for the preparation of intermediated drafts and logistics support for all stages of preparation of this guide were provided by Biological Systems, Inc.,

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell

Banks like JPMorgan have been reckoning with the growing popularity of stablecoins, which threaten the traditional role that they have played in intermediating payments between customers around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

We were intermediating and we were hedging our risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Dealers typically support market liquidity by intermediating customer trades - for example, by taking customer sell orders into inventory when buyers are absent.

From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022

Uber embraced the mayor's decision, calling it "the first step toward guaranteeing that apps intermediating travel with technology have a place in the city."

From Reuters ● May 10, 2016

Intermediā′tion, act of intermediating; Intermē′dium, a medium between: an intervening agent or instrument.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various


Vocabulary lists containing intermediate

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com